Improvement in children s carriages



F. TRAU B.

CHILDRENS cAnmAGEs.

Patented March 21, 1876.

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N. PETERS. PMOTO-UTHOGRAPNE.

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` FREDERiox TRAUB, ,on PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.-

' IMPRovEMENT IN cniLDRENs cARRlAGEs.

Specification forming part of I etters Patent No.1 75,'2'09, dated March21, 1876; application iiled y l August 21, 1875.

To all whom it 'may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK TRAUB, ofPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented Improvements in ChildsCarriage, of which the following is a specication:

The object of my invention is to so construct a childs carriage that itcan be readily folded into a compact form for storage or transportation;and this object I attain in the manner which I will now proceed todescribe, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in Which-Figure 1 is a side view of my improved childs carriage as it appearswhen in condition for use; Fig. 2, the same as it appears When foldedtogether, and Figs. 3, 4, and 5 -detached views illustrating minorfeatures ot' my invention.

A is the body of the carriage; B, the front wheels; D, the hind wheels,and E the top or cover. The axle ot' the front wheels B is secured tothe outer ends of bent spring-arms b, arranged one at each side of thebody, each arm being pivoted to the outer end of a plate, d, secured tothe body or' the carriage, and provided, at or near its inner end, witha spring-catch, e, Fig. 8, or a hooked catch, j', Fig. 4, adapted to theloop g of the arm b when the latter is turned under the body, as shownin Fig. 1, thus retaining the same in place. When it is desired to turnthe front wheels a-nd their axle over into the body of the carriage theloop g of each arm b is released from the control of the catch, and botharms are turned on their pivots until the axle and Wheels occupy theposition shown in Fig. 2. It will be understood that different kinds ofcatches may be used for retaining and releasingthe springarms. The axleof the rear wheels D is secured to the lower ends of hangers h, theupper ends of which are secured to arms t, hung to opposite sides of thebody A, each arm being provided with a pivoted finger, j, for a purposedescribed hereafter. To the bottom of the rear portion of the body A ofthe carriage, and adjacent to the sides of the same, is secured a curvedrod, F, to which is loosely hung a plate, Ic, provided With projectionsl l, a coiled spring, m, surrounding the rod F, and Aintervening betweenthe body of carriage and the plate k.

When the hind wheels are in the position shown in Fig. l each ofthe armsz', to which the said wheels are hung, is embraced by the projections ll oi the plate k, (see Fig. 5,) and locked by the pivoted finger j,which intervenes between the arm and a projection formed on one or bothof said projections l. When these projections are thus secured alllateral movement ot' the arms t, and consequently of the wheels, isprevented, the only movement which is allowed being a vertical one underthe control of the spring m.

When it is necessary to fold the hind Wheels and their axle against thebody of the carriage, as shown in Fig: 2, the arm t' is unlocked fromthe projections l l of the plate k, and the' latter turned on one sidefree from the arms, which, with the axle, are now at liberty to be movedto the position shown.

The, mode which I prefer of attaching the top or cover E to the body ofthe carriage is shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 6, and consists in theemployment at each side of said cover of two arms, G and H, hingedtogether at w, the arm Gr having pivoted to its upper end the cover E,and the arm H being pivoted at its lower end to a plate, I, secured tothe side of the body A. The lower end of the arm G projects beyond thepivot x, and is bentand'notched as shown in Figs 2 and 6, the bentportion of the arm projecting into a recess in the arm H to such anextent that its notch engages with a spring bar, p, which crosses therecess, the upper end of said bar being secured to the pivot-pin av, andits lower end being adapted (when the plate H is in a vertical position)to a notch in the plate I.

By means of this arrangement the bar p acts as a locking device for botharms G and H, when the latter are in a vertical position, as shown inFig. 1, but when it is Withdrawn from the notches otl the arm G andplate I it will allow the said arms to turn on their pivots, thuspermitting the top E to be folded down onto the body, as shown in Fig.2.

It will be seen that although the Wheels and top ot' my improvedcarriage, when in the position shown in Fig. I, are rigidly held intheir proper positions, a slight manipulation only is required in orderto allo1 the wheels and top to be folded onto or against the body of thecarriage when the latter has to be stored away or transported.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of the front axle of thecarriage with bent swing-arms b, hinged to the body, and combined withlocking devices,

substantially as described, for the purposel specified.

2. The combination of the hinged armsi, their pivoted ngersj,and'standards h, adapted to to the rear axle of the carriage, with thecurved rods F, their pivoted projections l l, and springs m, allsubstantially asset'forth 3. The combination of the springbar p with thepivoted and notched arm G, pivoted and recessed arm H, and notched plateI, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK TRA UB.

Witnesses:

HARRY SMITH, HUBERT HowsoNf

